The Local Data Ecosystem Just Got A Little More Eco-Friendly
Google recently introduced the Google My Business API, but what does this mean for local business marketers? Columnist Christian Ward of Yext explains.
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50 most insightful takeaways from #ConnectSEW 2016
We’re back from Miami now, filled to the brim with ideas, enthusiasm and inspiration. Connect was the first of our brand new … read more
Google’s Monkeys Logo Is For The Lunar New Year
Today on Google.com is a special Google logo, aka Doodle, for the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year is also known as the Chinese New Year, celebrated in countries like China, Korea, Mongolia, and Vietnam…
Google’s “May Treat” Added To Medical Knowledge Graph Queries
Dr. Pete Meyers shared on Twitter that Google may have recently added a “may treat” section to some medical queries. The example he shared was a search for [dulcolax]…
Webmasters Claiming More AppleBot Activity From Apple
As you know, Apple confirmed the existence of AppleBot, their web crawler, last year. The main purpose of it is to help index content not just in apps but also the app content that references the web (like Google App Indexing but in the iOS world)…
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Lunar New Year Google Doodle Welcomes In The Year Of The Fire Monkey
Based on the Chinese Zodiac, the monkey sign is associated with a quick-wit and intellect.
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Google Spammy Structured Markup Manual Actions Spike Due To WordPress Recipe Plugins
In the past month or so, there has been an uptick in the number of manual actions seen around “Spammy Structured Markup” or rich snippet manual actions.
The reason might not be
Google Investigating Polish Hacker Who Is Stealing Webmaster Rankings
There is a thread in the Polish Google Webmaster Help forums that I’ve been tracking for a while. I don’t speak Polish, but I’ve been given help on the translation from both Google Translate and webmasters…
Bidding for top position on a SERP: what does it get you?
It is innately good to see your brand #1 on a search page but I wanted to take a look at the differences between the top and side position. How does the rank of your ad impact its results?
SearchCap: Google Japan Penalty, AdWords App Update & Emojis In Google PLAs
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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Sorry, No Emoji Allowed In Google PLAs (Frown Face)
The emoji moment was short-lived, if already technically not allowed.
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AdWords App For Android Now Supports Universal App Campaigns
New conversion columns are also available in the latest Android update.
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Hacked Content On The Rise: Take SEO Precautions To Protect Your Site
Don’t get penalized due to malware! Columnist Tony Edward discusses the recent uptick in hacked content in search results and provides tips to protect your site.
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Google AdWords Android App Added Universal App Campaigns & Conversion Columns
The Google AdWords app for Android has been upgraded to add support for universal app campaigns and new conversion columns.
The Google Play Store says that the two new features are universal app campaigns and new conversion stats…
Google Launches Troubleshooting Tool In News Publisher Center
Google’s Stacie Chan announced in the Google News Help forums that they launched a new feature in the Google News Publisher center to test your URLs with the Troubleshooting Tool.
You can access it in the left menu after logging in…
Google Now Blocks Sites With Deceptive Download Buttons
Google announced this week that they are blocking access to sites via big warnings for sites that contain deception download buttons and forms of deceptive embedded content, like social engineering ads…
Google Japan Issues Link Network Penalties
The Google Japan Webmaster Blog announced that they have penalized a link network there for trying to manipulate Google search results rankings…
Are You Digging Deeply Enough Into Geographic Optimizations?
Are you doing your due diligence when it comes to geographic optimizations? Columnist Amy Bishop shares tips to ensure your campaigns are running as efficiently as possible.
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Search In Pics: GoogleBot Costume, Google Maps Peghog & Fancy Google Coffee Maker
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google Coffee Maker: Source: Google+ Google Maps Peghog: Source: Twitter An…
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Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: February 5, 2016
This week in search, Amit Singhal, the head of Google search, has announced he is retiring this month from Google after 15+ years. Google Japan issued link penalties to…